Saxophones

Apple G4 800 MHz (G5 recommended) with Mac OS X 10.4 or higher. RTAS, AU or VST host program.
PC Intel/AMD with Windows XP/Vista 32 and 64 bit versions (Core 2 Duo/Xeon recommended). VST host program.
Also available as stand-alone on Apple and PC.

Requires the ViennaKey.

Instruments
Soprano saxophone
Alto saxophone
Tenor saxophone
Baritone saxophone
Bass saxophone

This Collection is the sequel to the Horizon Series’ Saxophones I. With this instrument, the saxophones are now complete, and the performance algorithms of the Vienna Instruments work wonders with these samples. The focus has been directed equally to orchestral settings as well as to jazz. Famous examples for orchestral appearances of these instruments are the saxophone quartet by Alexander Glasunow, the alto saxophone concerts by Glasunow and Debussy, or the Castello from Mussorgsky’s “Pictures”. In addition, a lot of articulations for jazz and big band requirements are included, such as bends, tongue slaps, growling, screams, extended flageolets, key sounds, etc. And there’s the cool long and short downward ending phrases triggered as release samples. The breathy tones stem from the legendary “Barfly sessions” at the Silent Stage, when the lights were dimmed, setting the mood for softer tones.

Articulations – Full Library

Performances:
• Interval Performances: legato with and without vibrato, grace notes (minor second to octave), portamento
• Fast Interval Performances: legato, marcato
• Performance Trills
• Repetition Performances: legato (slow and fast), portato (slow and fast), staccato
• Fast repetitions: staccato
• Octave runs: legato, chromatic and whole tone runs, up and down
• Grace notes: minor second to octave, up and down
• Bends down: sustains with and without vibrato, progressive vibrato, "dirty" (screams); legato with vibrato (grace notes, portamento, glissandos, marcato, trills)

Single notes:
• Short notes: Staccato, portato (short, medium, long), marcato
• Long notes: Sustained notes with and without vibrato, with progressive vibrato, slaps normal und muted, key sounds, screams, long and short end phrases
• Dynamics: Various crescendos & diminuendos; fp, sfz, sffz
• Flutter tonguing: normal and crescendo
• Trills: Half and whole tone, crescendo & diminuendo, constant speed and accelerando

Three Improvisations - Presto (2.81 MB)
Demo by Phil Woods

Rhapsodie for Alto Saxophone (5.24 MB)
Demo by Claude Debussy

Saxophone Quartett - Canzona (2.55 MB)
Demo by Alexander Glasunow

Saxophone Quartett - Finale (4.45 MB)
Demo by Alexander Glasunow

The Vienna Symphonic Library company was founded in Vienna by Herb Tucmandl, a visionary composer, musician, and filmmaker who helped redefine the modern sample library. By inventing new sampling techniques and tools, Tucmandl and his team have created what has become the most widely used orchestral sample library in the industry. Now, the innovation continues with the release of the mammoth Symphonic Cube, powered by Vienna Instruments. Featuring starkly simple yet flexible user interfaces, Vienna Instruments bring orchestral production to another level of realism and provide unprecedented creative freedom for the user.